In fact I got it a few weeks ago but thought I'd give it a try first. By it, I mean my S60 SE D5.
So what's good:
The sound system -awesome! Decided to play the CD of my son's band first which was the easy choice and avoided needing to choose between all the excellent suggestions earlier. In fact my son and friends initially spent several hours sat in the car listening to music! But....where's the cassette?
The colour - Cosmos Blue looks superb, when clean and polished, but how to keep it this way with all the rain in the UK? It looks even better at night under the florescent lights at the garage - brings out the indigo colour. But...I suppose silver would have been a lower maintenace option - I've lost count on the number of times I've washed it aleady!
The performance - it goes pretty fast when you need it to.
The fuel economy - average 40 mpg so far which is mostly urban driving without thinking about driving economically.
The seats - very comfortable. But...wish I'd gone for the electric adjustment, took quite a while to get best position initially due to all the variations. Still sorted it now.
The wheels (Tethys) - look fantastic. But....how to get/keep them clean? Do Volvo make a special cleaning tool?
The grocery bag holder - great for keeping shopping in place.
What could be better:
The ride - seems very firm, which is not good given the quality of most of the roads here.
Storage compartments - where are they? Could they make more use of the doors?
The reflection of the dashboard - the oak/arena interior looks lovely (especially with Cosmos Blue), but it reflects in the windscreen which at times is a real problem. A design fault? Potentailly dangerous? Or just me being too fussy?
The warning sticker about airbags and small children on the passenger sun visor that can't be removed.
The rear visibilty - it's not good when reversing and this shouldn't be a problem for me as I previouly had a bigger car. Yet I'm less confident with this one. May improve with more time.
The turning circle - I assume is restricted due to large wheels/tyres, but I find a real problem in car parks.
Ok, so a few "buts", otherwise it's good! Nothing's ever perfect, and no doubt I've have diferent niggles if I'd chosen a different car!
Anyone got any thoughts on any of these points?
So what's good:
The sound system -awesome! Decided to play the CD of my son's band first which was the easy choice and avoided needing to choose between all the excellent suggestions earlier. In fact my son and friends initially spent several hours sat in the car listening to music! But....where's the cassette?
The colour - Cosmos Blue looks superb, when clean and polished, but how to keep it this way with all the rain in the UK? It looks even better at night under the florescent lights at the garage - brings out the indigo colour. But...I suppose silver would have been a lower maintenace option - I've lost count on the number of times I've washed it aleady!
The performance - it goes pretty fast when you need it to.
The fuel economy - average 40 mpg so far which is mostly urban driving without thinking about driving economically.
The seats - very comfortable. But...wish I'd gone for the electric adjustment, took quite a while to get best position initially due to all the variations. Still sorted it now.
The wheels (Tethys) - look fantastic. But....how to get/keep them clean? Do Volvo make a special cleaning tool?
The grocery bag holder - great for keeping shopping in place.
What could be better:
The ride - seems very firm, which is not good given the quality of most of the roads here.
Storage compartments - where are they? Could they make more use of the doors?
The reflection of the dashboard - the oak/arena interior looks lovely (especially with Cosmos Blue), but it reflects in the windscreen which at times is a real problem. A design fault? Potentailly dangerous? Or just me being too fussy?
The warning sticker about airbags and small children on the passenger sun visor that can't be removed.
The rear visibilty - it's not good when reversing and this shouldn't be a problem for me as I previouly had a bigger car. Yet I'm less confident with this one. May improve with more time.
The turning circle - I assume is restricted due to large wheels/tyres, but I find a real problem in car parks.
Ok, so a few "buts", otherwise it's good! Nothing's ever perfect, and no doubt I've have diferent niggles if I'd chosen a different car!
Anyone got any thoughts on any of these points?
